Sheer Up, Kiddo: The MAC Suntints SPF20 Liquid Lip Balms Are Back

properties of a lip balm.
I dunno how I feel about a hybrid gloss slash balm. I mean I'm happy enough with my lip balm being a lip balm and my gloss being a gloss. Do the two products really need a marriage?
Let's find out.
I recently purchased three of the new Almay Liquid Lip Balms...

Almay Liquid Lip Balm is a newly launched glossy lip balm treatment with a conditioning formula that recently launched in drugstores for Summer 2013.
I found the display at Harmons recently and it appears there are eight or ten shades of the lip balm available.
Have a look at some more...

Tarte LipSurgence in Swank on mah lips!
Believe it or not, this swatch session for the new Tarte Lip Service Limited-Edition LipSurgence Collection ($29) actually began as something somewhat normal...
LipSurgence in Perky
But then I had two of these tiny Snickers bars (because it's...

from the MAC Hey, Sailor! collection so far, and 2) I really liked last summer's Suntints from the Surfbaby release, but the three new shades, well...
They just aren't doing it for me.
Abalone
Sea Mist
Suntints SPF 20 Liquid Lip Balm from the left: Sea Mist, Au Rose and Abalone,...

Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm is new this summer and comes in ten shades.
So this is my first experience with an Almay lip product I think! Isn't that weird? These Liquid Lip Balms are just that – they have the conditioners that a lip balm has but also the shine and fun colors of a lip...

With the cold weather having arrived with a vengeance everyone's most important accessory these days is a ready supply of lip balm - of course there is no reason that it can't be as fashionable as you are thanks to:
Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm Limited Edition Design Collection - $4.99 - a...

Forget an Easter egg hunt — this spring, big girls will be scavenging to scoop up as many of these limited edition two-packs of egg-shaped eos Smooth Sphere Lip Balms as possible. The brand has been stepping up its packaging game, luring customers with adorable printed boxes and cartons — this...

So MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lip Colour. Let's talk about it.
First I feel like I've been hearing about these FOREVER (I follow MAC Senior Artist Romero Jennings—um he's SUPER talented and so fly and wait until you see his FABULOUS mother who makes cameos on his feed and he posts sneak peeks...

It has a wet, shiny finish that looks super pretty on the lips. Unfortunately it doesn't last that long - it disappears in an hour or two. Not in flakes or icky patches, at least, and it leaves your lips nicely moisturized.
I wouldn't say that the MAC Suntints SPF20 Liquid Lip Balm in Au...